ヘブル人への手紙 7
1 此のメルキゼデクはサレムの王にて至高き神の祭司たりしが、王たちを破りて還るアブラハムを迎へて祝福せり。
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, cohen of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
2 アブラハムは彼に凡ての物の十分の一を分け與へたり。その名を釋けば第一に義の王、次にサレムの王、すなはち平和の王なり。
to whom also Abraham divided "a tenth part of everything" (being first, by interpretation, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace;
3 父なく、母なく、系圖なく、齡の始なく、生命の終なく、神の子の如くにして限りなく祭司たり。
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a cohen continually.
4 先祖アブラハム分捕物のうち十分の一、最も善き物を之に與へたれば、その人の如何に尊きかを思ふべし。
Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the most valuable plunder.
5 レビの子 等のうち祭司の職を受くる者は、律法によりて、民すなはちアブラハムの腰より出でたる己が兄弟より、十分の一を取ることを命ぜらる。
They indeed of the sons of Levi who became cohanim have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the Law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
6 されど此の血脈にあらぬ彼は、アブラハムより十分の一を取りて約束を受けし者を祝福せり。
but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
7 それ小なる者の大なる者に祝福せらるるは論なき事なり。
But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
8 かつ此所にては死ぬべき者 十分の一を受くれども、彼處にては『活くるなり』と證せられた者これを受く。
Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.
9 また十分の一を受くるレビすら、アブラハムに由りて十分の一を納めたりと云ふも可なり。
We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,
10 そはメルキゼデクのアブラハムを迎へし時に、レビはなほ父の腰に在りたればなり。
for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.
11 もしレビの系なる祭司によりて全うせらるる事ありしならば（民は之によりて律法を受けたり）何ぞなほ他にアロンの位に等しからぬメルキゼデクの位に等しき祭司の起る必要あらんや。
Now if there was perfection through the Levitical system of cohanim (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another cohen to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 祭司の易る時には律法も亦 必ず易るべきなり。
For the system of cohanim being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.
13 此 等のことは曾て祭壇に事へたることなき他の族に屬する者をさして云へるなり。
For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
14 それ我らの主のユダより出で給へるは明かにして、此の族につき、モーセは聊かも祭司に係ることを云はざりき。
For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning cohanim.
15 又メルキゼデクのごとき他の祭司おこり、肉の誡命の法に由らず、朽ちざる生命の能力によりて立てられたれば、我が言ふ所いよいよ明かなり。
This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another cohen,
16 又メルキゼデクのごとき他の祭司おこり、肉の誡命の法に由らず、朽ちざる生命の能力によりて立てられたれば、我が言ふ所いよいよ明かなり。
who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:
for it is testified, "You are a cohen forever, according to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)
18 前の誡命は弱く、かつ益なき故に廢せられ、
For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness
19 （律法は何をも全うせざりしなり）更に優れたる希望を置かれたり、この希望によりて我らは神に近づくなり。
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
20 かの人々は誓なくして祭司とせられたれども、
Inasmuch as he was not made cohen without the taking of an oath,
for they indeed have been made cohanim without an oath, but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a cohen forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'" (aiōn g165)
22 イエスは斯くも優れたる契約の保證となり給へり。
Accordingly Yeshua has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
23 かの人々は死によりて永くその職に留ることを得ざる故に、祭司となりし者の數 多かりき。
Many, indeed, have been made cohanim, because they are hindered from continuing by death.
But he, because he lives forever, has his position as cohen permanently. (aiōn g165)
25 この故に彼は己に頼りて神にきたる者のために執成をなさんとて常に生くれば、之を全く救ふこと得給ふなり。
Therefore he is also able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
26 斯くのごとき大 祭司こそ我らに相應しき者なれ、即ち聖にして惡なく、穢なく、罪人より遠ざかり、諸般の天よりも高くせられ給へり。
For such a cohen hagadol was indeed fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 他の大 祭司のごとく先づ己の罪のため、次に民の罪のために日々 犧牲を献ぐるを要し給はず、その一たび己を献げて之を成し給ひたればなり。
who does not need, like those cohanim gedolim, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.
